Carl followed Larson past the curtain and realized that this metalwork shop was actually very large. The front area was the store where they sold items, while the back was the actual workshop. He had never seen anything like this before.More than ten furnaces were ablaze at the same time. Heat filled the entire place and he felt more like he was in a steamer.Besides the dozen dwarves working inside the workshop, Henry and Gerald were also present. His attention was quickly attracted to the biggest furnace in the middle of the workshop. A dwarf was gently placing large rocks made from a peculiar material into the furnace.Carl looked at the strange ore and supposed that those large rocks were actually chunks of the meteorite.As the fire blazed on, the rocks slowly melted to become a dark red liquid. Any impurities turned into black smoke and disappeared, so the liquid slowly became purer and purer over time. It looked just like the molten iron that blacksmiths

Several aristocrats and officials were now gathered in the meeting hall of the castle.Carl guessed that they were here to talk about Heath's plan to destroy the Thunderstorm Pirates' base camp.He did not want to be part of this, so he returned to his own room, but he was not in any mood to do any research either.During this time, even though he was not paying close attention to the situation in Eisen Castle, he had heard a lot from the people around him about how complicated the politics of this city were. The aristocrats and the officials were split into many different factions, so even though Melissa had the support of highly-ranked vassals like Raymond, she was not able to seize complete control over the situation.The worst of all was the commander of the troops at the port himself. Heath would never listen to Melissa's commands.Heath's plan to destroy the pirates' base camp looked like it was within his jurisdiction, but everyone knew that sending t

“What’s a soul pact?” Carl looked confused.Melissa knew it would not be proper for her to be jealous of her own underling, but she could not help feeling envious. She sighed and said, “Carl, please, stop lying to me. You definitely have a deal with God or something, don’t you?”The young man was still confused and he asked cautiously, “Your Ladyship, is this soul pact a good or a bad thing?”Based on Melissa’s reaction, he figured that this was supposed to be a good thing. However, since this concerned his soul, he was a little worried and wanted to hear more from the countess.She kept quiet for a long time before she could calm herself down sufficiently to speak normally again. “Carl, rearing a magical beast is not an easy task. It is difficult for even magical beasts to keep their wild side at bay, so despite having spent every single day with you since birth, there’s always the chance that the

Are the pirates finally coming? Carl looked around and noticed that Ralph, Milton, and the other knights were hiding nearby, rubbing their palms and waiting excitedly.Time ticked by slowly. The night winds blew wildly, causing a thick layer of dark clouds to cover the blood red moon.“They’re here!” Melissa’s eyes lit up as she looked at the horizon joined with the vast ocean.Carl instinctively stroked the snake around his wrist and saw what Melissa was looking at. A few black dots had appeared on the horizon, getting bigger and bigger by the second. From the rate of their growth, it was clear that the speed at which they traveled was great, and they were headed straight for the port.In no time, several terrifyingly-looking pirate ships arrived at the port. There was a loud booming sound and flaming torches lit up the entire harbor in just a few minutes.Besides the few soldiers disguised as port workers at the harbor, Melissa had

Some of the other Moonlight Knights had also noticed the pirates’ leader attempting to make use of the sudden wreck to get away. They let out loud shouts and the glittering moons behind their backs merged to become a large net that prevented the man from moving.“Get out of my way!” Frank was seething in anger. He was a formidable fighter and even owned an enchanted weapon, but, firstly, this place was too small for so many of them, which made it difficult for him to fully utilize his powers; secondly, even though those stage one Moonlight Knights were not as powerful as he was, their teamwork was impeccable, and they were capable of displaying power that could keep up with him. That fact alone infuriated the pirate leader, the feeling that was only amplified by the trap he had found himself in.He had to find a way to leave the castle. Only then would he have a chance to turn the tables on Melissa.In desperation, he filled his greenish gray sickle